Bell / Encel Inside the Whale

Ten Personal Accounts of Social Research
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8828-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Web PDF

Inside the Whale: Ten Personal Accounts of Social Research compiles 10 papers studying different topics and reflections on social research. The first paper gives an insight into pursuing a career on social research, which is followed by a paper discussing powers in the society. Then, a paper describes an attempt to reform some Australian housing and banking processes. Topics on accepting social research consultancies in the 1970s; researching academic women; and assessment of social change on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea are then presented. The remaining papers are devoted to reflections and reactions to a community study, Bradstow, and to the methods of doing social research. This book is best for sociologists, as well as to students and experts in the field and related disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, Colin

Encel, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Inside the Whale: Ten Personal Accounts of Social Research;4
3;Copyright page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;7
6;Preface;6
7;CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION;10
8;CHAPTER 2. STUDYING THE LOCALLY POWERFUL;23
8.1;Introduction;23
8.2;Autobiography;27
8.3;Redirecting Sociology;34
8.4;Studying Up;36
8.5;Reconsiderations;42
8.6;NOTES AND REFERENCES;47
9;CHAPTER 3. IN SEARCH OF POWER;50
9.1;Autobiography;52
9.2;Hazards of Research;56
9.3;Backlash;61
9.4;Theory;65
9.5;Conclusion;72
9.6;NOTES AND REFERENCES;73
10;CHAPTER 4. CAPITAL MISTAKES;76
10.1;Learning;77
10.2;The Mistake in the Capital Market;82
10.3;Canberra, 1974-75;88
10.4;Adelaide, 1975-76;97
10.5;Conclusions;99
10.6;NOTES AND REFERENCES;100
11;CHAPTER 5. REFLECTIONS ON AN AUSTRALIAN NEWTOWN;102
11.1;Embarking on the Study;103
11.2;Carrying Out the Study;106
11.3;Collection of Background Information;107
11.4;The Household Survey;108
11.5;The Group Study;112
11.6;The Welfare Study;114
11.7;Analysis;117
11.8;Relationship with Sponsor;119
11.9;Ethical Issues;123
11.10;Other Reflections;124
11.11;Was It All Worth It?;126
11.12;NOTES AND REFERENCES;128
12;CHAPTER 6. TAKING THE QUEEN'S SHILLING;130
12.1;NOTES AND REFERENCES;150
13;CHAPTER 7. WORKING IT OUT TOGETHER;151
13.1;The History of the Project;154
13.2;Why Have We Taken So Long to Complete the Project?;162
13.3;What Did We Learn?;167
13.4;NOTES AND REFERENCES;168
13.5;APPENDIX: Women as a Proportion of All Full-time Teaching Staff in Australian Universities: 1971-75;172
14;CHAPTER 8. NATIONALISM, RACE-CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS AND SOCIAL RESEARCH ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA;173
14.1;Introduction;173
14.2;The Research Project;174
14.3;Nationalism and Social Research;176
14.4;Race-Class Consciousness and Social Research;181
14.5;The Role of Participant Observation;182
14.6;Summary and Conclusions;187
14.7;NOTES AND REFERENCES;188
15;CHAPTER 9. THE BACKGROUND TO BRADSTOW;191
15.1;Reflections;191
15.2;Reactions;209
15.3;Interview With Alderman D. Wilson;216
15.4;Interview With Alderman J. White;217
15.5;Interview With Two Members of the Rotary Club;217
15.6;NOTES AND REFERENCES;223
16;CHAPTER 10. WORDS, DEEDS AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH;225
16.1;NOTES AND REFERENCES;245
17;CHAPTER 11. A MARXIST AT WATTIE CREEK;247
17.1;Arrival;261
17.2;Adjustment;262
17.3;Hazards;264
17.4;Analysis;268
17.5;Conclusions;271
17.6;The Aboriginal National Minority;272
17.7;NOTES AND REFERENCES;277
18;NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS;279